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Lutnik says Tiktok will turn black if China disagrees with the deal

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tiktok’s future is still in the hands of Chinese officials.

In a July 24 CNBC interview, Lutnik said that if China does not approve a sale deal to sell Tiktok’s U.S. assets, the app will turn black again in the United States, just like it was briefly in January.

“If the deal is approved by the Chinese, then the deal will happen. If they don’t approve, then Tiktok will go black,” Lutnik said. “And these decisions will come true soon, so let’s look at what the Chinese do. They have to approve it. The deal is over now.”

When asked whether the potential agreement is part of the current trade talks with China, Lutnik said it was being discussed, but “not formal.”

“You really can’t meet someone, nor can you come up with an open topic,” Lutnik said in the interview. “It’s not a formal part, it’s informal, and of course, it’s going to be discussed.

Neither Tiktok nor the White House responded immediately when the United States contacted the United States on July 24 for comment.

tiktok: Trump signs executive order delays ban Tiktok – again

When did Tiktok become dark in the United States?

The next deadline for Tiktok to be sold from Bytedance is September 17. Trump has signed an executive order, one-third of his kind, to extend the June deadline.

Why is Tiktok banned?

Tiktok has been airing in the future in the United States for several months. In January, the platform was darker than 24 hours under federal legislation signed by former President Joe Biden.

For years, some government officials have been concerned that Tiktok is a national security threat, believing that Beijing-based Bytedance is sharing U.S. user data with China. Tiktok repeatedly denies these claims.

Now, Trump has signed an execution order three times to postpone the deadline for when Tiktok must be sold and promises to deal with China. The latest was in early July, when Trump told an Air Force One reporter that his hopeful Chinese President Xi Jinping would agree to a deal to view U.S. platforms

Greta Cross is a national trend reporter for USA Today. Story idea? Send her an email gcross@usatoday.com.

This article originally appeared in USA Today: tiktok ban: app’

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